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Petco Breach Exposed SSNs, Driver’s Licenses and Payment Data, State Filings Show

State notices trace the incident to a misconfigured application setting.

Overview

  • Texas filings list exposed data including names, dates of birth, Social Security numbers, driver’s license numbers, and bank and credit or debit card numbers.
  • Petco submitted notifications in California, Massachusetts, and Montana, with reports of one and three affected residents in the latter two states.
  • California’s disclosure threshold indicates at least 500 residents there were impacted, while the company has not revealed a total victim count.
  • Petco says it removed the online files, corrected the faulty setting, and implemented additional security measures, and it is offering credit and identity monitoring in some states.
  • The company has not addressed whether access logs show data was viewed or stolen, and it remains unclear if Texas customers will receive monitoring services.